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Rules for Naming Binary Ionic Compounds Containing a Metal Ion With a Variable Charge. A binary ionic compound is composed of ions of two different elements - one of which is a metal, and the other a nonmetal. For example, iron(III) iodide, FeI3, is composed of iron ions, Fe3+ (elemental iron is a metal), and iodide ions, I- (elemental iodine is a nonmetal). Rule 1.
Rules for Naming Binary Covalent Compounds. A binary covalent compound is composed of two different elements (usually nonmetals). For example, a molecule of chlorine trifluoride, ClF3 contains 1 atom of chlorine and 3 atoms of fluorine. Rule 1. The element with the lower group number is written first in the name; the element with the higher group number is written second in the name.